Politics

Trump 2020 Team Has Massive Plan That Relies On 2016 Victory

NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images

Daily Caller News Foundation logo
Font Size:

President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign to “Keep America Great” has already bagged $100 million as it builds out the regiment needed to win a second term.

“We are on track to outpace our 2016 numbers by many multiples,” Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale said, The Washington Post reported Sunday. “We are creating the largest campaign operation in American history.” Campaign headquarters are in Arlington, Virginia, and a 10-person war room at the Republican National Committee (RNC) has been established, according to the article.

EL PASO, TEXAS - FEBRUARY 11: President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum on February 11, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. U.S. President Donald Trump continues his campaign for a wall to be built along the border as the Democrats in Congress are asking for other border security measures. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the El Paso County Coliseum on Feb. 11, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Trump’s messaging themes are expected to stay the course, including illegal immigration, “America First” trade policy and draining the swamp. Major campaign expansions include a robust get-out-the-vote effort and big data apparatus, two areas criticized during the 2016 campaign.

“It’s still going to be the same binary choice between a Republican set of principles as opposed to a socialist Democratic set of principles,” said Bryan Lanza, an adviser to Trump’s 2016 campaign and transition. “Nothing’s really changed for us.”

The Trump team plans to exploit what it sees as an extreme move left by Democrats, talking up specific policies like the New Green Deal, late-term abortion and Medicare for all. Strategic geography is set to target 23 million in key swing vote states such as Florida, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, according to the Post article.

In contrast to Trump’s 2016 battle against party-anointed contenders, the RNC is planning to be in lockstep with the candidate, having already committed to give Trump its “undivided support” for re-election during a resolution voted on earlier this year. (RELATED: Pro-Trump Super PAC Struggles To Find Savvy Warrior For Top Spot)

Of critical priority to the campaign, a national team to combat “fake news” is already in place to negotiate what is anticipated to be an onslaught of negative press throughout election season. Additionally, Trump’s official super PAC, America First Action, is gearing up to reel in between $300 to $400 million the political action committee thinks will be needed to get through primary candidates and a grueling general election.

The campaign plans to enlist the help of more than 1 million Trump rally attendees.

Follow Whitney on Twitter

All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter’s byline and their DCNF affiliation. For any questions about our guidelines or partnering with us, please contact licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org.